I’m    1    only daughter of my parents. So they are worried     2    everything I do. For example,    3    I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me     4     (ride) by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt    5    . They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even     6     (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say    7     (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”

Now, most families have one child.     8    (Parent) want to do everything for their children. This does no good to them. Too much love from parents may prevent children from     9    (be) independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do    10     they should do alone.

A group of students ranging from Years 9 to 13 are benefiting from a schedule which is run by the Confucius Institute（孔子学院） at Newcastle University, which aims     1     （build）closer academic, cultural and social ties between China and the North East of England.

Staff at the institute work     2    （patient） with schools and the other day the pupils took part in weekly after-school sessions with teacher Qiang Xingdi     3     gave them an introduction to the Chinese language and culture.

Already the pupils     4    （award） certificates of achievement from the institute. They are making rapid progress in learning Chinese now. Adam said, “I have always had an interest     5     Chinese culture and this course has been a great way to teach me all about it.”

The Confucius Institute are worldwide non-profit public institutions     6    （design）by the Chinese government to promote its language and culture through teaching     7    （plan）and cultural exchanges.

Confucius Institute at the university was set up in 2013, and it is     8     first one in the North East.

Student Voice     9    （say） last week, “Many thanks to the Confucius Institute at Newcastle University for helping to arrange such a memorable experience for the students and Qiang Xingdi for her weekly enthusiasm, which has certainly made a significant     10    （impress）on them.”

When my friends ask me    1    (take) pictures of them, I will take a lot of pictures but they only keep a few of them because they are not    2    (satisfy) with most pictures, and they think they are not perfect.     3     fact, when I look at the pictures, there is nothing     4    (difference) in my eyes. Every picture I take looks almost the same.

People run after the perfect side and that's     5    more and more people choose to take the plastic surgery（整形手术）．Take many stars for example. In order to make themselves look perfect, most of them take the plastic surgery,    6    makes them look unnatural. Meanwhile,many people spend too much time     7    (go) after the perfect side,     8     no one is perfect.They always focus    9    what they want instead of what they have. If we accept our imperfect sides, we will live    10    (comfortable) and enjoy the life.

You may often see young people in Asian countries wear their masks in public. What makes them do so?

Asians often wear face masks to prevent one’s own germs or sickness from spreading in public places. In many Asian countries, people value collectivism,     1     means they will try their best to make a contribution to their group. Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Asians will wear masks to prevent both     2    (they) and others from being infected which will ultimately benefit the whole group.

Apart from physical protection, masks    3    (develop) into social firewalls among young people in Asian countries already as well. Young people are more concerned about their     4    private) than their parents and grandparents. In public such as on a crowded subway,     5    (hide) their faces with masks can sometimes help them feel at ease. For some young girls, wearing masks can give them confidence and     6     sense of security when they don’t have enough time to do makeup.

    7    this reason, wearing masks has become a fashion trend among young people. They wear them, along with audio headsets, to signal a lack of desire     8    (communicate) with those around them, according to Quartz.

Not only     9     (use) to prevent the spread of disease, masks have indeed made their way into the mainstream and are here to stay in Asian     10     (country).

China Giant Panda Protection and Research center has three bases: Wolong, Dujiangyan, and Ya’an Bifengxia.The main function of the Dujiangyan base is the giant panda’s nursing and disease control.Dujiangyan Panda Base was     1     (formal) open to the public in June 2013.

China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base     2       (locate) in Sichuan,     3     (support) by the government of the Hong Kong special administrative region.China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is style of western Sichuan Linpan in Chengdu plain dwellings.With bamboo forest in the park and a piece of lawn and winding trails,    4     (visitor) may feel refreshed to walk into it.

Dujiangyan Panda Base is the place     5     you can be in close contact with a group of     6     (love) pandas.Dujiangyan covers the panda habitat in western China, so it is easy    7    (carry) out protection, breeding, aid, and research work.

It is worth     8     (mention) that China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is designed according     9     the standards of green building three stars award.China Giant Panda Protection and Research Dujiangyan Base is    10    first center rescue for a single wild giant panda species as rescue objects.

The amount and brightness of light from towns and cities around the world is at such a high level that it is reducing the darkness of night. Once upon a time, when night fell, we    1    (leave) in darkness. Things are different today. A study    2    (publish) in the journal Science Advances reports that artificial light at night is increasing    3    (rapid) in most countries worldwide. Scientists say it grew by 2.2 percent a year    4    2012 and 2016. The overuse of artificial light at nighttime is causing us many    5    （problem）. According to the International Dark-Sky Association, it is affecting not only our view of the universe, but also our environment, our     6    (safe), and our health. Artificial light is a threat to our     7     (nature) environment. It threatens animals that are active at night. It has ecological effects     8    many creatures, including humans, and may reshape the entire social ecological system. Many environmentalists thought the    9    (introduce) of LED lights would help the planet. However, cities are using more LED lights because they are cheaper,    10    is adding to the light pollution.

Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the     1    (grow) number of alternatives. The future will be ＂less cash＂rather than cashless.

Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易), any time, any place, with no third parties     2     (involve). With this freedom     3    (come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurred. People have     4     sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve(进化) as our societies become more     5    (digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints take a long time     6     (turn)over. Some     7    (merchant)will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash     8    (consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there’s always concerns about hacking and fraud(诈骗).

So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, rest assured that there will always be someone     9     will stop you in the street asking for directions     10     the nearest ATM.

Cars and trucks are not the only vehicles where phones and other devices can cause distraction(分心)。In 2008, one engineer of a train was texting and ran through a red signal and ran into     1     train. That crash killed twenty-five people. In 2009,two airline pilots became distracted by their personal laptops during a flight. They     2     (fly) one hundred sixty kilometers past the city     3     they were supposed to land. In 2010, two Hungarian tourists died in     4     boat crash on the Delaware River. The accident happened     5     a crew member on a boat     6     (pay) attention to a cellphone and laptop computer. Almost everyone knows about the risks of distracted driving. But what about distracted walking people     7     get struck by cars or trains while walking,     8    (wear) headphones? A new report says the United States had 116 headphones related pedestrian crashes     9     2004 to 2011. Three times as many of these happened in the last two years as in time closely follows the rise in the     10    (popular) of mini players. Seventy percent of the crashes killed the pedestrian.